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Definition of Pneumonectomy
1. Noun. Surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer).
Definition of Pneumonectomy
1. Noun. (context: surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of a lung. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pneumonectomy
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Medical Definition of Pneumonectomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumonectomy
Literary usage of Pneumonectomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1894)
"pneumonectomy. D. Lowson, of Hull, Eng.,^, reports a successful case of pneumonectomy
on the human subject, after trial on a rabbit and also on a dog. ..."
2. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1887)
"The surgery of the lung, which is yet in its infancy, includes the operations
of—1, pneumonectomy, or excision of a portion of a lung; 2, ..."
3. The Year-book of Treatment (1894)
"We do not know that pneumonectomy has ever been attempted for malignant disease,
but it has been accomplished in man for ..."
4. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1888)
"... that pneumonectomy "cannot yet be considered within the range of practical
surgery." Nevertheless, one cannot but admit that the removal of a diseased ..."
5. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1894)
"pneumonectomy. D. Lowson, of Hull, Eng.,^, reports a successful case of pneumonectomy
on the human subject, after trial on a rabbit and also on a dog. ..."
6. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1887)
"The surgery of the lung, which is yet in its infancy, includes the operations
of—1, pneumonectomy, or excision of a portion of a lung; 2, ..."
7. The Year-book of Treatment (1894)
"We do not know that pneumonectomy has ever been attempted for malignant disease,
but it has been accomplished in man for ..."
8. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1888)
"... that pneumonectomy "cannot yet be considered within the range of practical
surgery." Nevertheless, one cannot but admit that the removal of a diseased ..."
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